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Former Navy Housing Site Begins Transformation
North Kingstown, RI - August 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Crossroads Rhode Island and Rhode Island Housing, along with U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, and their community partners, celebrated the beginning of the redevelopment of a former Navy housing complex in North Kingstown
Reed, Whitehouse and Rhode Island Housing Announce $13.57 Million in Help for Unemployed Rhode...
PROVIDENCE, RI - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Rhode Island Housing today announced that Rhode Island will receive $13.57 million in funding to help unemployed Rhode Islanders pay their mortgages while they seek work.
Reed Announces $1.1 Million to Help Rhode Island Housing End Homelessness
Providence, RI - July 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced this week that two innovative homelessness programs run by Rhode Island Housing will receive $1.1 million in federal funding.
Rhode Island Real Estate Attorney Indicted in Schemes Netting $1.5 Million in Mortgages
PROVIDENCE, RI - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury Thursday indicted a North Providence, Rhode Island real estate attorney on charges he falsified bank and federal tax documents, and lied about his income and assets, in obtaining more than $1.5 million in mortgages.
Rhode Island Housing and Partners Propose Foreclosure Relief Programs
Providence, RI - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of Rhode Islanders who are struggling to keep their homes will be eligible for financial help from the U.S. Treasury by early autumn of this year.
RI Sells $144 Million In Bonds For Roads, Bridges and Housing
PROVIDENCE, RI - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio announced that Wednesday's sale of Rhode Island General Obligation (G.O.) bonds was a tremendous success.
Homestar Mortgage Tops the List of Lenders Helping First-time Homebuyers
Providence, RI - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Providence-based Homestar Mortgage has been named Rhode Island Housing’s top partner lender for 2009 and the first quarter of 2010.
HUD Secretary Donovan, Senator Reed Announce Recovery Act Funds To Retrofit Affordable Housing In...
WARWICK, RI - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Senator Jack Reed announced that over 100 apartments in Warwick, R.I.
New Campaign Empowers Rhode Island Homeowners to Combat Loan Modification Scams in 2010
Providence, RI - April 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the growing number of Rhode Island homeowners who face the possibility of foreclosure, a new public education campaign is providing vital information to guard against loan modification scams, find trusted help and report illegal activity to authorities.
RI to Receive $43 Million in Federal Aid for “Hardest Hit” Housing Fund
WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At the request of U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Obama Administration today announced they are expanding their “Hardest Hit” federal housing aid program to Rhode Island, providing an additional $43 million in foreclosure prevention funding throughout the state.
Rhode Island Housing’s Message to Homebuyers: Now is a Great Time to Buy, if...
Providence, RI - February 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At a time when so many Rhode Islanders are in need of a safe, healthy home that they can afford, Rhode Island’s unsettled economy continues to be a strain on many.
Federal Funding to Bring Homes, Jobs and Mortgages to Rhode Island
Providence, RI - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As Rhode Island and the rest of the nation continue to battle a troubled economy, the federal government is recognizing the important role that Rhode Island Housing and other Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) throughout the nation are playing in the nation’s recovery efforts.
HUD awards grant to city of Providence Housing Authority to help public housing residents...
Washington, DC - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently awarded $68,000 to the Housing Authority of the City of Providence, Rhode Island to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence.
Langevin Meets Deputy HUD Secretary in Providence
WARWICK, RI - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Langevin and Ron Simms, Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, will visit the headquarters of YouthBuild Providence and the Olneyville Housing Corporation to see the impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding this afternoon.
Assembly overturns veto of foreclosure information bill
Providence, RI - January 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners facing foreclosure are often desperate for help, but don’t know where to turn.
